Adopt a seahorse for dad

From Oceana:

Male seahorses and other male members of the Syngnathidae fish family are known among ocean enthusiasts as fathers who literally go the extra mile - they incubate the eggs, produced by their female mates, and then give birth. Oceana would like to honor all the great Dads out there who go the extra mile for their families by offering a special limited edition Seahorse adoption kit for Father's Day. . . .

Adopt a seahorse and receive a special seahorse cookie cutter plus a personalized adoption certificate, sugar cookie recipe and complimentary gift wrapping. Your donation will help protect these amazing creatures, whose natural habitat is threatened by destructive trawling and ocean acidification.

Adoption package includes:
•Seahorse cookie cutter (tin, 4.25")
•Personalized adoption certificate (wood frame, 4" x 6")
•Original sugar cookie recipe, provided by CakeLove (4" x 6")
•Free shipping through June 11

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The Secret Lives of Seahorses Webcast, March 20

From Monterey Bay Aquarium:

Did you know that seahorses are the only family in the animal kingdom in which the male gets pregnant and gives birth?

Learn all about The Secret Lives of Seahorses and get a sneak peek at the Monterey Bay Aquarium’s new special exhibition during our online webcast next Friday, March 20 at noon Pacific time.

Our experts, Exhibit Developer Ava Ferguson and Associate Curator Jonelle Verdugo, will give you a special preview of the exhibit—one of the largest and most diverse displays of seahorses in the country—before it opens April 6.

You’ll learn about some of the 15 species of seahorses, sea dragons, pipehorses and pipefish included in the exhibit as well as how you can help protect the coral reefs, sea grass beds and mangrove forests that seahorses call home.

To get in on the conversation, just submit your questions at any time during the presentation. We look forward to hearing from you!

Register today for the webcast. If you have trouble accessing this link, cut and paste the following address into your browser:
http://register.webcastgroup.com/event/?wid=0840320094556

Once you register, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail, with a link to the webcast. On Friday, March 20 at noon Pacific time, just click the link and watch the webcast directly from your computer. (And don't forget to turn on your volume.)

We look forward to your participation on Friday. If you have questions about the webcast, please contact Linda Castillo at lcastillo@mbayaq.org.

Sincerely,
Ken Peterson, Communications Director

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Seahorses really do exist!

Divemasters invariably chuckle whenever I say that I want to see a seahorse during a dive.

But seahorses do exit!

Laurie Cullenward, the daugher of a Madison friend, took the picture below during a dive in the Caymans.

Ed Blume
Madison, Wisconsin, USA

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